Kilnfolk Clay Studio
Meet Faith, the owner of Kilnfolk, a new pottery studio located at 108 W 6th St! Kilnfolk offers clay classes and pottery painting, in addition to on-site childcare for children 5 and younger. LEARN MORE: https://www.kilnfolkclay.com Please give a warm welcome to Faith and her team! We are thrilled to have their creative business concept in our historic core.
Bleu Door Bakery
Bleu Door Bakery has fully reopened, with a beautiful expansion that is ready to welcome you! Join Bleu Door for breakfast, lunch, and brunch, in a beautiful French countryside atmosphere. Bleu Door wants to give a shoutout to all of the amazing women-owned businesses in the downtown area, and ALL women in business! As seen in the March 31 issue of The Columbian. 1709 Records Art At The Cave Aurora Gallery Be Well Juice Bar Cellar 55 Center Stage Clothiers, LLC C'est la vie City Sandwich Co Class Cooking Crown Bridal Civilized Wolf Dandelion Teahouse & Apothecary Dediko Divine
Dosalas Latin Kitchen
CONGRATULATIONS to Dosalas Latin Kitchen, this year’s Ooh-Ahh! Award! The Ooh Ahh! Award—whether it’s the storefront activation, store design, or product offering, it makes you Ooh and Ahh! Dosalas Latin Kitchen creates an engaging, dynamic, and interactive dining adventure with Latin-inspired small-plate service and cocktails Over the last 11 years, the Van-Tastic Award Ceremony has been a celebration of our small businesses and Vancouver’s community-centric values. We encourage you to check out the full 8-minute program highlighting our downtown community, click here! 2021 was a year
Hungry & Thirsty Sasquatch
CONGRATULATIONS to Hungry & Thirsty Sasquatch, the recipient of this year’s Believe and Achieve Award! The Believe and Achieve Award recognizes start-ups, expansions, and other small businesses growing in downtown. Hungry & Thirsty Sasquatch takes you back to the days of pinball, pizza slices and cocktails made with locally sourced ingredients. Over the last 11 years, the Van-Tastic Award Ceremony has been a celebration of our small businesses and Vancouver’s community-centric values. We encourage you to check out the full 8-minute program highlighting our downtown
Little Conejo
CONGRATULATIONS to Little Conejo, this year’s Taste Maker Award! The Taste Maker Award recognizes our community’s beloved food establishments. Little Conejo began as a hole in the wall taco joint and has now grown into a full-service restaurant with tacos, tortas, variety of made-from-scratch salsas and mezcal. Over the last 11 years, the Van-Tastic Award Ceremony has been a celebration of our small businesses and Vancouver’s community-centric values. We encourage you to check out the full 8-minute program highlighting our downtown community, click here! 2021 was
Local Boy Tatau
CONGRATULATIONS to Local Boy Tatau, this year’s HeART of Downtown Award! The HeArt of Downtown recognizes businesses who beautify our downtown community through art. Local Boy Tatau facilitated a collective of local artists to conceptualized and execute the mural project located at Broadway and 7th Street, along with other focal points in downtown. Over the last 11 years, the Van-Tastic Award Ceremony has been a celebration of our small businesses and Vancouver’s community-centric values. We encourage you to check out the full 8-minute program highlighting
iQ Credit Union
CONGRATULATIONS to iQ Credit Union, this year’s Yellow Umbrella Award! The Yellow Umbrella Award recognizes community centric businesses. iQ Credit Union serves its member communities with straightforward financial services for every personal and family milestone Over the last 11 years, the Van-Tastic Award Ceremony has been a celebration of our small businesses and Vancouver’s community-centric values. We encourage you to check out the full 8-minute program highlighting our downtown community, click here! 2021 was a year full of recovery, expansion, and resilience. During this time, business
High Brow Social Club
Boasting over one-hundred and fifty 5-Star reviews, High Brow Social Club is “Vancouver’s Hidden Gem,” says Owner, Joe Brows. The salon prioritizes customized services and CVLTivated CRVTsmanship for every beautiful face. Having been in the beauty industry for more than 10 years, Joe has a passion for independent cult makeup brands and takes pride in carrying, “only cruelty free makeup supplies and American made products”. The salon is retail forward and also specializes in brows, lashes and makeup services. “We love our Youngblood mineral cosmetics,”
Emma Bennett
The rainy, fall season is upon us which calls for hot chocolate, a good book and a cozy armchair. All of which are within reach in our downtown core. Grab a drink to-go from Rosemary’s Café and head upstairs to Birdhouse Books to indulge in Written Into Reality: The Art of Co-Creating Your Dreams to Life. A book about what more there is to human creative potential, which can be discovered through the highest, truest levels of self-expression. Local author, Emma Bennett believes core teaching
Tonsor
Tonsor the ancient word for barber and where services are more than “just a haircut”, rather a unique experience. Owner, Hanif Collins started cutting hair at the young age of 19 and now holds three master licenses. At Tonsor, “we have a system and methodology for training our employees” says, Collins. Based on level of experience, apron colors signify where the Barber is within their expertise and training. Green apron—Apprentice, Gold apron—Professional and Black apron—Master. “All of our barbers are employees of Tonsor versus